DEE DEE KING (RAMONE) - Funky Man [-FULL CLIP-]

1987, Dee Dee's in hospital. The guy in the next bed hears the doctor calling him 'Douglas Colvin' so he starts calling him Doug E fresh, after the rapper. Dee Dee gets into this and starts making up raps to pass the time. They're pretty funny and he makes a 12" single for Rock Hotel Records under the pseudonym Dee Dee King with this great artwork by James Rizzi. It gets a pretty good reception and Dee Dee wants to make an album. It finally comes out in 1989 produced by Daniel Rey with Mark(y) Bell(Ramone) on drums and guest appearances from Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. Standing In The Spotlight is 10 fun songs sung in a rap style. Its got the original longer version of 'The Crusher' that the Ramones did on their 'Adios Amigos' album. At this time he's still in the Ramones but he gets a taste of being the front man and the only boss and he likes it. Not too long after the album is released he leaves the band.... another info: Rapper Dee Dee King is actually rocker Dee Dee Ramone going through a whopping identity crisis in the late '80s. As Ramones drummer Marky Ramone put it, "Dee Dee isn't a rap artist, he's a rock artist. I thought it was sort of unusual. One day he started wearing Mercedes Benz chains around his neck and gold rings. It was crazy. You know, I really think he lost his mind." After leaving the Ramones in 1989, Dee Dee also spent the '90s writing Ramones songs (including six tracks on the Ramones' 1995 Adios Amigos), doing some production work, recording a solo rock 45 with a new band called the Chinese Dragons, and releasing a pair of solo rock classics on Wanker Records. http://www.deedeeking.net // http://www.ramones.com

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[chunkyboy90]

Why do I feel like Beavis and Butthead are about to criticize this music video.

[CollapsingRealities]

Fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fuckin­' brilliant. If you don't like this, you're fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fu-fuckin­' gay.

[wweecwcollin]

still better than lil wayne

[chestrendy]

25 years ago, hip-hop was a little different than today. sure, it's pretty awful but it's still better than the crap they play on the radio. besides punk and rap have a little bit more in common than you might think.

[klausmax2010]

CLIPE BIZARRO DO PAI DO PUNK !

DEE DEE A LENDA CRIATIVA DOS RAMONES.

[jimijymmy]

bem legal

[ndmclash]

I've been looking for the full video now for years. Thanks.

[Shadow1776]

Dee Dee admitted he wasn't very good at rapping because he wasn't black.

[MJItalyKid91]

Whatever Dee Dee wanted to pursue as an artist, like rapper or punk rocker... he's still the best!!!

[mookuable]

drugs dont pay flunky

[rockntunes]

best quality video ive ever seen! haha just kidding...i really love this song, too bad it wasn't really a success...R.I.P. Dee Dee

[cymagen]

this video makes me want to die